Cue-chalk holder



(No Model.)

P. G. PARNHAM. GUEUHALK 501mm.

No. 552,171. Patented Dec. 3 1, 1895.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK G. FARNHAM, OF I-IONESDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUE-CHALK HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,1? 1, datedDecember 31, 1895.

Application filed May 11, 1895. Serial N0. 548,971. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK G. FARNHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Honesdale, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cue-Chalk Holders,

of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanyin g drawings.

My invention relates to cue-chalk holders, and its object is to hold thechalk securely in a convenient manner and ready for. instant use.

Ordinarily billiard-cue chalk is made in square blocks and deposited inpockets attached to the table in diiferent places. lVhen playing, thesepieces of chalk are removed from the pockets and placed along the railof the table, where they are liable to get knocked off upon the floorand broken, or upon the bed of the table, which interferes with theballs. Very often, also, all the pieces will be left on the rail at oneend or one side of the table, requiring the player to walk around thetable and back again, or take his chances and play the shot withoutchalking his cue, which, as a rule, is followed by a miscue. My deviceis intended to overcome these difficulties by carrying the chalk in asuitable holder upon a convenient place on the hand of the player, whereit is always ready for use.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the device attached to the one -handof a right-hand player. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device detachedfrom the hand, the holder being removed. Fig. 3 is a cross-section ofsame. Fig. 4: shows the device applied to the shoe.

In the drawings, the band holding the chalk is indicated at B andencircles the hand, as shown in Fig. 1, the opening g being made for thepassage of the thumb. The ends of the strap are connected by a link m,and one of the ends is turned back and provided with a slip-buckle f toenable the size of the strap to be increased or diminished. To quicklyremove or secure the device a spring-button connection is made in thelength of the strap, as shown at E, Fig. 3. Through an opening H made inthe band B is inserted the chalk.- holder D, having a flange a fittingaround the opening and a central cup-shaped part b projecting throughthe opening. The chalk A is placed in the cup and then a cap 0 isscrewed upon the cup-shaped holder 1), and the flange d of the cap 0overhangs the cup and holds the chalk in place.

The chalk is first placed in the cup I), which is then slipped upthrough the hole H in band B, and the cap 0 is screwed down, bindingthem all securely together. The thumb is then passed through the hole 9on band B, and the strap N brought around and connected by thespring-button E and o. I do not confine myself to this exactconstruction or position of pad on the hand. The chalk-holder may bemade of metal, in different ways, or of soft rubber or celluloid, andthe band, or any portion of it, may be of elastic webbing, withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention. I prefer to apply the deviceto the cue-hand of the player, and make them right and left handed; butthe bands can be made to fit the inside of the hands or fingers of theleft hand, or, as it is called, the bridgehand, left or right.

I may apply the device by a slight change in the construction of theholding-band to the shoe, as shown in Fig. 4, the chalk being supportedon the front part of the shoe and within easy reach of the end of theone in the hands of the player.

I claim- 1. In combination with a strap or band adapted to be held uponthe hand or foot, a chalk holder carried thereby, substantially asdescribed.

2. A chalk holder and means for securing it to the hand or foot,substantially as described.

3. A chalk holder comprising a cup for the chalk, means for holding itto the hand or foot and a removable cap therefor, substantially asdescribed.

4e. In combination, the band, and the removable chalk cup, substantiallyas described.

5. In combination, the band having the thumb opening and the opening Hfor the chalk cup, the cup fitted thereto and the removable cap,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK G". FARNHAM.

Witnesses:

FRED M. SPENCER, R031. A. SMITH.

